Ed Martin confirmation in doubt even after Trump weighs in … Late Monday night, Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans noticed an executive business meeting for Thursday that didn't include Martin's nomination.  Time is running out for Martin, who can only serve 120 days as the interim U.S. attorney …

Exclusive: Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard  —  NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Roughly a week after Donald Trump started his second term as president, the U.S. military issued an order to three freight airlines operating out of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware …

US trade deficit surges to record high in March  —  The U.S. trade deficit widened to a record high in March as businesses boosted imports of goods ahead of tariffs, which dragged gross domestic product into negative terrain in the first quarter for the first time in three years.

Trump-appointed judge reaffirms order that admin seek return of 2nd wrongly deported man from El Salvador  —  The Trump administration expelled the 20-year-old Venezuelan from the U.S. in March despite a legal settlement barring his deportation.  —  BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Tuesday refused …

Exclusive: Democrats target Trump family's crypto empire  —  Senate Democrats are unveiling a sweeping new proposal to ban presidents, lawmakers and their families from issuing, endorsing or sponsoring crypto assets, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: Concerns over the Trump family's crypto ventures …

Trump Administration Live Updates: Canada Is ‘Not for Sale,’ Its Leader Says.  Trump Replies, ‘Never Say Never’  —  Where Things Stand  — Canadian visit: President Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, in the first meeting between the two leaders since Mr. Carney won …

Elon Musk's Grok AI Will ‘Remove Her Clothes’ In Public, On X  —  Elon Musk's Grok, an AI chatbot that people can interact with via X, is being used to undress photos women are posting to the social media platform, as first flagged t0 404 Media by Kolina Koltai, a researcher and trainer at Bellingcat.

What do disengaged voters think about Trump now?  —  In the 2024 election, Donald Trump gained a surprising edge from an unlikely group: Americans who typically don't vote.  According to a New York Times analysis, these low-turnout voters backed Trump by a double-digit margin …

Trump administration to garnish wages of 5.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers this summer … The Trump Administration resumed collection efforts on defaulted student loans Monday after a roughly five-year hiatus — and affected borrowers could begin feeling the financial consequences sooner than experts expected.

Republicans Flesh Out Trump's ‘No Tax on Overtime’ Idea—With Limits  —  New bill for deduction would exclude some top earners and be capped at $20,000 for married couples  —  WASHINGTON—A new Republican proposal aims to turn President Trump's open-ended “no tax on overtime” …

Far-Right Thinker Curtis Yarvin Argues for Remaking of Harvard at Faculty Club Debate  —  The far-right thinker Curtis Yarvin joined University Professor Danielle Allen for a debate Monday evening, where Yarvin in turn derided Harvard as “an essentially oligarchic institution” …

Matt Walsh Defends White People Using The N-Word  —  On Monday, Daily Wire contributor Matt Walsh used his show to defend Shiloh Hendrix, a racist woman accused of calling a Black child the N-word.  After lauding the people who contributed to her online fundraiser, Walsh complained that it's …

America's Air Traffic Fiasco  —  Here's why you're waiting hours to land at Newark airport.  —  Thousands of flights in and out of Newark airport in recent days have been delayed, diverted or canceled owing to a long runway of air traffic control failures.

Justice Department investigating 2022 Abrego Garcia traffic stop: Sources  —  A federal inmate was questioned about possible connections, sources said.  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025.  —  Abrego Garcia Family via Reuters

She Called a 5-Year-Old the N-Word  —  N-word-slinging woman becomes right-wing hero  —  OVER THE PAST WEEK, portions of the American right have embraced a Minnesota woman whose claim to fame is that she allegedly called a 5-year-old boy the n-word, going so far as to help her raise hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Ohio governor moves to keep the state GOP from endorsing Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy to succeed him  —  The Ohio Republican Party is slated to take a Friday vote on whether to give Ramaswamy its endorsement in the 2026 race for governor.  —  CLEVELAND — President Donald Trump endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy …

'It's been a tough period': NIH's new director speaks with Science  —  Jay Bhattacharya discusses staff morale, grant cuts, and “rumors”  —  When Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya took the helm of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on 1 April, the agency was in turmoil.

‘What Are They Doing Illegal?’  Officer Says Before Arresting Pro-Palestine Students  —  Audio reveals an officer admitting UT Austin students weren't breaking the law before they were arrested.  The students are now suing Greg Abbott  —  A police officer questioned the legality …

Woman says security guard at Liberty Hotel in Boston confronted her in bathroom, asked to prove gender  —  A couple said they were embarrassed and offended after they were ordered to leave a high-end hotel in Boston over the weekend.  The women said a security guard at The Liberty Hotel challenged their use of a bathroom.

Merz fails to be elected chancellor by German parliament  —  Germany's parliament will hold a second vote on Tuesday on backing Friedrich Merz as chancellor after the veteran conservative failed to secure enough support in a first round, throwing politics in Europe's largest economy into disarray.

Supreme Court allows Trump to implement transgender military ban  —  The blanket ban, expanding on a similar policy Trump proposed in his first term, has been blocked nationwide by lower courts.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump to implement his ban …

A Clue From the Supreme Court on How It Will Handle Trump  —  Federal judges throughout the country are losing patience with the administration.  Will it be an issue for the Supreme Court?  —  It is generally a bad idea to get in the government's crosshairs.

Elon Musk's Most Alarming Power Grab  —  Can anyone stop his space-based internet?  —  When Elon Musk's engineers bundled a batch of prototype satellites into a rocket's nose cone six years ago, there were fewer than 2,000 functional satellites in Earth's orbit.

'How come I can't breathe?':  Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis  —  The company's turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.  —  MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company …

Trump admin plans to shut down money-saving Energy Star program soon, sources say  —  The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate two key Environmental Protection Agency divisions focused on climate change and energy efficiency, including its consumer-facing Energy Star program, according to two sources familiar with the plan.

Bernie Sanders: Resisting Trump Is ‘Not Good Enough’  —  With the Democratic brand tarnished, the stage is set for the 83-year-old Vermont senator to shape the party's direction in an unprecedented way.  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. — Throughout the era of politics dominated by President Donald Trump …

Federal judge rules North Carolina must certify state Supreme Court victory  —  A federal judge ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections on Monday to certify the results of the state's Supreme Court election, giving Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs the upper hand in the still-contested race.

FDA picks critic of COVID boosters to be new top vaccines official  —  The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it has picked a new head of its center charged with vaccine approvals and other biologics products: Dr. Vinay Prasad, a vocal critic of the agency's moves to greenlight COVID-19 vaccine boosters.

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